Nick Barmby sacked after ‘casting public doubt’ on Hull City

Barmby has been sacked after "casting public doubt on the integrity" of Hull's boardPaul Thomas/Action Images

Hull City have sacked manager Nick Barmby, accusing the former England international of “casting public doubt on the integrity” of the npower Championship club’s board.

The 38-year-old, who has only been in the job for six months after taking over from Nigel Pearson in November, was widely reported to have been suspended last week in the wake of an interview in which he questioned the lack of money made available to him in the January transfer window.

Assem and Ehab Allam, the club’s owners, took exception to the comments and have confirmed Barmby’s dismissal on Tuesday, claiming the former winger has misled fans with his comments.

“Following recent speculation in the media Hull City can now confirm that following a brief period of suspension Nick…